Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Senegal win with a probability of 71.77%. A draw had a probability of 16.6% and a win for Burundi had a probability of 11.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Senegal win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.45%) and 0-3 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.66%), while for a Burundi win it was 2-1 (3.43%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Senegal would win this match.